Hair waving device



Mmh M1?, E93@ g, K, THAU 2@339598 HAIR WAVING DEVICE Filed Dec. 22, 1934 Patented Mar. 10, 1936 i.) it i Vi STTES TENT GFFIE 14 Claims.

My invention relates to hair waving devices and refers more particularly to such devices of the type capable of use by a woman for waving her own hair, and to that kind of such devices which are adapted to form two waves in the hair at the same time with such superposed waves undulating in different directions; for eX- ample, with one of these waves undulating outwardly and inwardly, while the other wave unl0 dulates laterally, these two waves merging together into a single compound or composite Wave of the desired conformation, this wave thus being, in general, of the Marcel type.

Commonly heretofore, in order to produce the lateral component of the compound wave as a Whole, toothed comb-like members have been used which are slidably movable longitudinally relatively to one another. In such instances, the hair-engaging teeth have a tendency to become entangled in the hair, to disarrange the wave formed in the hair, and also to break some of the hairs.

In carrying out my invention, I have dispensed with comb teeth, or anything similar thereto.

i In my hair waving device I employ two pairs of bowed smooth resilient clamping bars which are suitably spaced apart, one pair above the other, and between the opposed bars of which the hair is rmly but resiliently gripped and held. When the bars of these pairs are brought together they clamp a tress of hair between them.

Intermediately of these two clamping bars, and for the most part inwardly relatively thereto, the hair is again clamped and rmly held between a cooperating pair of opposed resilient bars, the clamping surfaces of which have intertting complementary rounded corrugations of undulatory form, extending in a series along the length of these two clamping bars, which bow outwardly to a less extent than the two mentioned spaced pairs of clamping bars.

Two outermost pairs of hair-guiding bars are provided with these pairs spaced respectively above and below the mentioned two spaced pairs i5 of clamping bars. The bars of each of these outermost pairs are spaced from each other sufciently that the hair is not gripped or clamped tightly between them when the clamping bars of the mentioned three pairs thereof are in to clamping engagement with the hair. These guiding bars of each pair thereof thus permit the hair to be drawn between them as the hair is clamped between the clamping bars.

These hair-guiding bars are also resilient and .35 bow outwardly to a somewhat less extent than does the mentioned intermediate or central corrugated clamping bars. Thus all of the mentioned five pairs of bars are disposed transversely in zag-zag fashion, or in outward and inward oiiset relation relatively to any next adjacent 5 pair of bars. This just mentioned relation of the pairs of bars to each other produces the outwardly and inwardly undulating component of the composite wave.

The corrugated pair of clamping bars is slid- 1() able longitudinally relatively to the above mentioned two spaced pairs of clamping bars. 'Ihis sliding movement is effective to produce the laterally undulating component of the composite or compound wave in the hair while the hair is 15 clamped between the opposed clamping bars of each of the three mentioned pairs thereof. This lateral component of undulation in the hair is thus superimposed upon the above mentioned outward and inward undulatory component of 20 the complete wave thus formed in the clamped tress of hair.

My invention includes further features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be clear from the following description and ap- 25 pended claims, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating one form of my invention and in which similar parts are desigated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a plan view showing one form of 30 the device of my invention as clamped upon a tress of hair.

Figure 2 is a side edge view looking upward in Figure 1, but with the two hinged-together 35 parts of the device in a partly .open position.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section on the line line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figures 4, 5, and 6, are similar transverse sections taken respectively on the lines 4 4, 5 5, 40 and 6 6 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a broken longitudinal section taken substantially on the bent line 7 1 of Figure 2.

Figure 8 is a broken plan view similar to Figure l, but showing the relatively slidable pair of bar members as positioned to produce the lateral wave component in the clamped tress of hair, as there indicated.

The particular form of the hair waving device of my invention shown in the accompanying drawing comprises two similar main resilient sheet metal frame members, one of which is an inner frame member vand the other of which is an outer frame member. IIhe inner frame member has upper and lower hair-guiding bars I0 and 55 II, the ends of which are connected together by cross bars I2 and I3.

The guide bars II) and II are flat in cross section, relatively narrow in width, and are similarly slightly bowed outwardly. The end cross bar I2 is shown as being relatively wide, in order to contribute adequate strength and stiffness, for reasons which will be clear later, while at the other end the cross bar I3 is of somewhat less Width.

The outer frame part is substantially similar to the above described inner frame part. This outer frame part has similarly slightly outwardly bowed hair-guiding bars I4 and I5, the opposite ends of which are connected together by cross bars I6 and Il, of which the cross bar I6, for strength and stiffness, is of greater width than the other end cross bar II.

The outer upper guide bar I4 overlies and cooperates with the inner upper guide bar II andis slightly spaced in substantially parallel relation therewith, while the outer lower guide bar I5 has a similar relationship with the inner lower guide bar I I. The inner guide bars I0 and I I come next to the scalp and it will be noted that the longitudinal curvature of these bars is less than the curvature of the head of a person, so that thereby the opposite ends of the device will conveniently stand out somewhat from the head. The tress of hair which is to be waved extends transversely through the middle portion of the device, as is clearly shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3.

The outer edge of the wider end cross bar I2 of the inner frame part is provided with four outwardly turned hinge knuckles I8-I8, while the Wider end cross bar IS of the outer frame part is similarly provided with four inturned hinge knuckles I9--I9 which are disposed transversely inward respectively from the other hinge knuckles I8-I8. The two adjacent intermediate hinge knuckles IS-I9 are spaced apart for a purpose described later. These two sets of hinge knuckles I 8-18, and I9-I9 are pivotally connected together by a pintle or pivot pin 20. Thus the described inner and outer frame parts or members are hinged together at one end of the device.

The free end of the outer frame part, in line with its end bar I'I, is provided at its upper and lower edges with similar substantially S-shaped resilient catch members 2I-2I, adapted t0 snap over the adjacent edges of the inner frame part adjacent to the opposite ends of its end bar I3, thereby releasably maintaining the outer guide bars I4 and I5 in cooperative opposed hair-guiding relation with the inner guide bars I0 and II respectively, as well as also maintaining opposed clamping bars of a plurality of pairs thereof in clamping position upon the hair, as is to be described.

A pair of similar upper and lower rather Widely spaced clamping bars 22 and 23 are xedly carried at their respective opposite ends by the end bars i2 and I3 of the main inner frame member. These clamping bars 22 and 23 are respectively spaced transversely inward from the guiding bars i0 and II of the main frame member, but to a considerably less extent than the distance which these clamping bars 22 and 23 are spaced from each other. This relatively Wider spacing between the clamping bars 22 and 23 is for a purpose described later. These clamping bars 22 and are smooth, transversely flat, relatively narrow, and bow outwardly to a considerably greater extent than do the guiding bars I0 and I I of the inner main frame member, as is clearly shown in Figures 2, 3, and 5, and are resilient.

In the particular device shown in the drawing, these clamping bars 22 and 23 form a supplemental inner frame together with end bars 24 and 25. The wider end bar 24, at the hinge end of the device, is divided .into two lateral parts, for a purpose described later, while the cross bar 25 at the other end of the device connects together these ends of the clamping bars 22 and 23.

The two-part, or divided, wider cross bar 24 of this inner supplemental frame overlies and is rmly secured to the end cross bar I2 of the main frame member, such as by means of a pair of rivets, as indicated in Figure 7, while the continuous other cross bar 25 of this supplemental inner frame overlies and is similarly secured to the end bar I3 of the inner main frame part.

The end cross bars I8 and Il of the outer main frame member respectively xedly carry the opposite ends of outer upper and lower clamping bars 26 curvature matching that of the inner clamping bars 22 and and are outwardly opposed thereto, in alignment therewith.

In the particular device shown, these outer clamping bars Z6 and 2l have end bars 28 and 29,

forming iherewith an outer supplemental frame part, which is similar to the above described inner supplemental frame part. The wider end bar 3, which is at the hinge end of the device, is

divided into two lateral parts, while the other end bar 29 is continuous and connects together the ends of these cuter clamping bars 25 and 21.

The divided end bar 28 underlies and is xedly secured to the end bar I6 of the main outer frame member, such as by means of rivets, as indicated in Figure l., while the continuous end cross bar 28 underlies and is similarly secured to the end cross bar E7 of the mentioned outer frame member, as is also indicated in Figure 1. These outer clamping bars Zii and 2i are of similar cross section to the inner clamping bars 22 and 23, which they respectively overlie, and are also similarly resilient.

The contour of the curvature of the inner clamping bars 22-23 and oi the outer clamping bars 26-21, is such relatively to each other, in

the two cooperating pairs thereof, that the inner faces of the outer clamping bars 2S and 2l' will abut against the outer faces of the inner clamping bars 22 and 23, respectively, when there is no tress of hair interposed between them. When a tress of hair is thus interposed, the resiliency of the clamping bars permits them to be sprung apart, and thus resiliently but rmly grip the hair between them, as shown in the drawing, particularly in Figures 3 and 5.

When the device has its main frame me1nbers in their closed together and latched position, as shown in Figures 1, 3 to 6 inclusive, and 8, the tress of hair is also clamped along a line midway between the upper pair of cooperating clamping bars 22-26 and the lower pair of cooperating clamping bars 23 and 2l, by means of another opposed and aligned cooperating pair of intermediate resilient inner and outer clamping bars 30 and 3|, of which the inner clamping bar 3B is carried by the inner main frame member, while the outer clamping bar 3| is carried by the outer main frame member.

These clamping bars 30 and 3I extend longitudinally of the device from end to end thereof and are longitudinally bowed outwardly to a somewhat greater extent than are the above described pairs of cooperating guiding bars E0, M, and II, I5, but with these clamping bars 32-3;

are bowed outwardly to a much less extent than and which have a longitudinally bowed are the above described pairs of clamping bars 22, 26, and 23, 21.

Each of these intermediate clamping bars is corrugated along and substantially throughout its length. These corrugations are of a smooth gradually rounded undulatory form, are complementary to each other as to the respective bars 33 and 3|, and are proportioned and disposed so as to intert or interengage with one another when these two bars are brought together in the closed clamping condition of the device, as is shown most clearly in Figure 3.

Without a tress of hair clamped in the device; the relative contour of curvature of these clamping'bars 3|! and 3| is such that they will come into abutting contact with one another substantially throughout their length and especially throughout their intermediary or middle portions. With a tress of hair clamped between them these bars will be resiliently sprung apart, thereby firmly but resiliently clamping the interposed hair, as is most clearly shown in Figures 3 and 5 of the drawing.

This opposedpair of cooperating corrugated clamping bars are mounted so as to be capable of longitudinal sliding movement together as a unit, and to a definitely limited desired extent. In the closed and clamping position of the hinged parts of the device, this unitary sliding movement of these clamping bars 30 and 3| is assured by reason of the interengaging and interiitting relationship of their corrugations, as will be clear from Figure 3; but when the opposed parts of the device are in open position as shown in Figure 2, these corrugated clamping bars 30 and 3| may be slidably adjusted independently of each other, if so desired for any reason.

The inner corrugated clamping bar 30 has uncorrugated substantially straight portions adjacent to each of its ends. At the open end of the device, opposite to its hinge end, the uncorrugated portion of this bar 30 is slidably guided through a guide loo-p therefor formed between the adjacent end cross bar I3 of the inner main frame member and the overlying end cross bar 25 of the inner supplemental frame member, as is most clearly shown in Figure 6. Beyond the cross bar I3 the end of this clamping bar 30 is provided with a rounded eye-shaped head 32.

At the hinge end of the device, the uncorrugated portion of the clamping bar 30 is guided laterally between the spaced ends of the divided inner supplemental frame end bar 24, as shown in Figures 4 and 7. This end of the clamping bar 33 has an outturned lug 33 formed thereon, which at the limit of outward movement of this bar 3o is adapted to abut against a small stop lug 34 formed upon one of the end bar parts 2li, so as to overlie the adjacent uncorrugated portion oi:` the bar 30 and thus also retain the latter in place.

The outer corrugated clamping bar 3|, which is opposed to and cooperates with the inner corrugated clamping bar, 30, is similarly mounted for longitudinal sliding movement. At the latching end of the device, an uncorrugated substantially straight portion of this bar 3| is slidably guided through a guide loop therefor formed between the adjacent end cross bar I1 of the outer main frame member and the underlying end cross car 29 of the outer supplemental frame member, as shown in Figure 6 and indicated in other iigures of the drawing.

A tongue or prong 35 is turned inward from this end of the bar 3| and is adapted, in the closed position of the device, to engage with the free side of the rounded head 32 of the inner corrugated bar 30, as shown in the drawing, particularly in Figure 3 by the full lines.

ring 36 is a-dapted to abut against the edge of the main frame cross bar I1, for thereby limiting the inwardly sliding movement of this outer corrugated bar 3|, which consequently limits the inward sliding movement of the inner corrugated bar 30, by reason of the mentioned interengagement of these two slidable corrugated bars.

At the hinge end of the device, an uncorrugated substantially straight portion of this outer corrugated clamping bar 3| is laterally guided between the spaced ends of the divided outer supplemental frame end bar 28, as shown in the drawing, particularly in Figure 4.

A small stop lug 31 formed upon one of the parts of the divided end bar 28 underlies the adjacent uncorrugated portion of the bar 3|, so as to maintain the latter in place. This end of the clamping bar 3| has an inturned lug 38 formed thereon, which at the limit of the outward movement of this bar 3| will abut against the lug 31,l

which thus forms a limiting stop for this bar 3| in the outward movement of the latter.

This outward or withdrawn position of the two cooperatively opposed corrugated clamping bars 3|! and 3| is indicated, at each of the opposite ends of the device, by the broken lines in Figure 3. The gap between the two intermediate hinge knuckles I9-I9 assures clearance for the adjacent ends of the corrugated clamping bars 30 and 3|.

My invention can be carried out in a slightly modified formof the device by making the inner clamping bars 22 and 23 in the same piece of material with the inner main frame part, in which case, the opposite ends of these clamping bars 22 and 23 would be joined integrally with the main frame end cross bars I2 and I3. In a similar manner, the outer clamping bars 23 and 21 can be made in the same piece o1" material with the outer main frame member with their ends rer 23 can be slightly stretched or drawn in order.' to compensate for the slightly greater length of these bars as compared with the guide bars I3 and II; and a similar procedure can be followed for the outer clamping bars 26 and 21 as compared with the slightly less length of the guiding bars I4 and I5.

It is to be noted that, for the most part, the entire device of my invention can be readily manufactured by simple stamping, or pressing, operations. The device of my invention may be formed of any suitable material, for example, as sheet steel, or brass. rihe size and proportions of my hair waving device may conveniently be substantially the same as shown in my accompanying patent drawing.

It will be noted that the device is symmetrical transversely in vertical planes, thereby rendering it capable of equally convenient use upon either side of the users head.

The manner of use and operation of the above described hair waving device of my invention are as follows:

With the two hingedly connected parts or elements of the device at open position, substantially as shown in Figure 2, or somewhat more widely opened if desired, the inner element of the device may be readily passed inwardly from and between a lifted or separated tress of hair and the scalp, as there shown. Then the free ends of the hinged parts of the device may be simply pressed together upon this interposed tress of hair, with the resilient snap catches 2|-2I then in latching engagement with the opposite edges of the inner main frame member adjacent to the end bar I3 of the latter, as shown in Figures 1, 3, and 6.

The device will then be clamped upon this tress of hair substantially in the position of the device shown in Figure l. When the two parts of the device are thus clamped and latched together, the hair will be bent into a wave in vertical planes transversely of the device and along the length of the hair, as shown in Figure 5, indicated in Figure 3, and corresponding with Figure 1.

The corrugated clamping bars 30 and 3| are now moved longitudinally from the full line position thereof shown in Figures 1 and 3, to the partially shown broken line position of Figure 3, by pulling on the ring-shaped handle 36. This movement of the pair of corrugated clamping bars 30 and 3| moves the clamped hair from the straight line position thereof as shown in Figure 1, and forms therein the lateral wave component shown in Figure 8.

This lateral wave component extends between the upper pair of clamping bars 22 and 26, and the lower pair of such bars 23 and 21, by both of which latter pairs of bars the hair is clamped and held. The hair has suflicient looseness and elasticity for the formation of this lateral wave without straining the hair.

It is also to be noted that the clamping of the device upon the hair as above described causes small waves or ripples to be produced in the hair transversely of the clamped tress thereof, and longitudinally of the device, by the corrugated form of the clamping surfaces of the bars 30-3 I, as is clearly shown in Figure 3.

The device is now left in place upon the clamped and waved tress of hair for an ascertained predetermined length of time, until the wave produced therein has become set and self-sustaining. Then the outer part of the device is swung to an open position, merely by pulling it away from the inner part. The curved resilient catch at 2l-2| is adapted to yield apart so as to pass outwardly beyond the opposite edges of the inner frame member. With the device thus in open condition it may be readily withdrawn and removed from the hair and may be reapplied to the hair at another place if so desired.

It will be noted, as already described, that three substantially different wave components are formed in the complete composite hair wave considered as a whole.

It is to be noted that, whenever desired, the swinging parts of the device may be clamped upon a tress of hair with the slidable corrugated pair of clamping bars 30-3I already previously pulled out to the broken line position of Figure 3. When the hair has been thus clamped, these corrugated bars may then be pushed in, by means of the handle 36. This will form a lateral wave component in the opposite direction to that shown in Figure 8. Thus a lateral wave in one direction at one place and in the opposite direction at another place may be produced in the hair, if so desired.

It is to be further noted, besides being convenient and economical of manufacture, that the hair waving device of my invention is convenient in use, that it does not abrade, strain, break, or in any other way injure the hair, and in fact that it has many valuable attributes which make it in several respects a distinct improvement over other heretofore commonly used hair waving devices which are in general more or less similar.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the construction shown in the drawing and above particularly described, within the principle and scope of my invention as dened in the appended claims.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number or arrangement of parts as particularly disclosed and described, as these are given simply as a means for clearly describing the device of my invention.

What I claim is:-

l. In a hair waving device, in combination, a pair of aligned and opposed cooperating clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, and two similar pairs of clamping bars spaced from said pair of corrugated clamping bars at opposite sides thereof and disposed out of transverse alignment therewith.

2. In a hair waving device, in combination, a pair of aligned and opposed cooperating clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, and two similar pairs of clamping bars spaced from said pair of corrugated clamping bars at opposite sides thereof and disposed out of transverse alignment therewith, said pair of corrugated clamping bars being mounted for longitudinal shifting movement relatively to said two pairs of clamping bars.

3. In a hair waving device, in combination, a pair of aligned and opposed cooperating clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, two similar pairs of aligned and opposed clamping bars spaced from said pair of corrugated clamping bars at opposite sides thereof and disposed out of transverse alignment therewith, said pair of corrugated clamping bars being mounted for longitudinal shifting movement relatively to said two pairs of clamping bars, and two similar pairs of aligned and opposed hair-guiding bars respectively spaced from said two pairs of clamping bars beyond them from said corrugated pair of clamping bars and disposed out of transverse alignment with said two pairs of clamping bars toward the same side thereof as said pair of corrugated clamping bars.

4. In a hair waving device, in combination, two similar pairs of horizontally extending vertically spaced outwardly bowed aligned and opposed cooperating clamping bars, an intermediate pair of horizontally extending aligned and opposed cooperating clamping bars between said spaced pairs of clamping bars and bowed outwardly to a less extent, said intermediate pair of clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, and two pairs of horizontally extending aligned and opposed hairguiding bars respectively spaced above and below beyond said two pairs of clamping bars and bowed outwardly to a less extent than said pair of corrugated bars, said pair of corrugated clamping bars being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement relatively to said two pairs of clamping bars and said two pairs of hair-guiding bars.

5. In a hair waving device, in combination, a pair of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugationswith such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, means including a hinge adapted for connecting said bars together at one end of the device so as to enable said outer clamping bar to be swung inwardly and outwardly relatively to said inner clamping bar, thereby being adapted for clamping and unclamping hair interposed between said hair-clamping faces, and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping said bars together and for releasing them for relative swinging movement.

6. In a hair waving device, in combination, a pair of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, two similar pairs of aligned opposed inner and outer clamping bars spaced from said pair of corrugated clamping bars at opposite sides thereof and disposed out of transverse alignment therewith, end members respectively xedly connecting together each of the opposite ends of the outer bars and of the inner bars of said two similar pairs of clamping bars, a hinge joint connection between said connecting members at one end of the device, and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping said inner and said outer clamping bars together and for releasing them to provide for their relative inwardly and outwardly swinging movement.

7. In a hair waving device, in combination, a pair of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, two similar pairs of aligned opposed inner and outer clamping bars spaced from said pair of corrugated clamping bars at opposite sides thereof and disposed out ofv transverse alignment therewith, end members respectively iixedly connecting together each of the opposite ends of the outer bars and of the inner bars of said two similar pairs of clamping bars, said inner corrugated clamping bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said connecting members belonging to said inner bars of said two similar pairs of clamping bars, said outer corrugated clamping' bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said connecting members belonging to said outer bars of said two similar pairs of clamping bars, a hinge joint connection between said connecting members at one end of the device, and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping said inner and said outer clamping bars together and for releasing them to provide for their relative in-i wardly and outwardly swinging movement.

8. In a hair waving device, in combination, two spaced similar pairs of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating hair-guiding bars, two spaced similar pairs of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars between said pairs of hair-guiding bars and spaced therefrom, inner cross bars respectively iixedly connecting together the opposite ends of said inner hairguiding` bars and respectively xedly connected to the opposite ends of said inner clamping bars, outer cross bars respectively xedly connecting together the opposite ends of said outer hairgniding bars and respectively iixedly connected to the opposite ends of said outer clamping bars, an intermediate pair of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars between said two pairs of clamping bars in spaced relation therewith and having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, said inner corrugated bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said inner cross bars, said outer corrugated bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said outer cross bars, a hinge joint connection between said inner and outer cross bars at one end of the device, and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping all of the opposed inner and outer clamping bars upon an interposed tress of hair while at the same time maintaining said inner and outer hairguiding bars in opposed hair-guiding position, all l of said pairs of barsl being disposed transversely of the clamped device in alternating zig-zag fashion.

9. In a hair waving device, in combination, two similar pairs of horizontally extending vertically spaced outwardly bowed aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars, an intermediate pair of horizontally extending aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars between said spaced pairs of clamping bars and bowed outwardly to a less extent, said intermediate pair of clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulato-ry series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, two pairs of horizontally extending aligned andfopposed inner and outer cooperating hair-guiding bars respectively spaced above and below beyond said two pairs of clamping bars and bowed outwardly to a less extent than said pair of corrugated bars, inner cross bars respectively xedly connecting together the opposite ends of said inner hair-guiding bars and respectively xedly connected to the opposite ends of said inner clamping bars of said two spaced pairs thereof, outer cross bars respectively xedly connecting together the opposite ends of said outer hair-guiding bars and respectively xedly connected to the opposite ends of said outer clamping bars of said two; spaced pairs thereof, said inner corrugated bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said inner cross bars, said outer corrugated bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said outer cross bars, a hinge joint connection between said inner and outer cross bars at one end of the device, and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping all of the opposed inner and outer clamping bars upon an interposed tress of hair while at the same time maintaining said inner and outer hair-guiding bars in opposed hairguiding position,

10. In a hair waving device, in combination, a pair of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, means including a hinge adapted for connecting said bars together at one end of the device so as to enable said outer clamping bar to be swung inwardly and outwardly relatively to said inner clamping bar, thereby being adapted for clamping and unclamping hair interposed between said hair-clamping faces, and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping said bars together and for releasing them for relative swinging movement, said corrugated clamping bars being transversely iiat with rounded bends therein forming said corrugations and being resilient.

l1. In a hair waving device, in combination, a pair of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, two pairs of aligned opposed inner and outer clamping bars spaced from said pair of corrugated clamping bars at opposite sides thereof and disposed out of transverse alignment therewith, end members respectively xedly connecting together each of the opposite ends of the outer bars and of the inner bars of said two similar pairs of clamping bars, a hinge joint connection between said connecting members at one end of the device, and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping said inner and said outer clamping bars together and for releasing them to provide for their relative inwardly and outwardly swinging movement, all of said clamping bars being transversely flat and being resilient, said corrugated clamping bars having rounded bends therein forming said corrugations.

' 12. In a hair waving device, in combination, a pair of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, two similar pairs of aligned opposed inner and outer clamping bars spaced from said pair of corrugated clamping bars at opposite sides thereof and disposed out of transverse alignment therewith, end members respectively iixedly connecting together each of the opposite ends of the outer bars and of the inner bars of said two similar pairs of clamping bars, said inner corrugated clamping bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said connecting members belonging to said inner bars of said two similar pairs of clamping bars, said outer corrugated clamping bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said connecting members belonging to said outer bars of said two similar pairs of clamping bars, a hinge joint connection between said connecting members at one end of the device, and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping said inner and said outer clamping bars together and for releasing them to provide for their relative inwardly and outwardly swinging movement, said corrugated clamping bars being transversely flat with rounded bends therein forming said corrugations and being resilient.

13. In a hair Waving device, in combination, two spaced similar pairs of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating hair-guiding bars, two spaced similar pairs of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars between said pairs of hair-guiding bars and spaced therefrom, inner cross bars respectively xedly connecting together the opposite ends of said inner hair-guiding bars and respectively iixedly connected to the opposite ends of said inner clamping bars, outer cross bars respectively iixedly connecting together the opposite ends of said outer hair-guiding bars and respectively xedly connected to the opposite ends of said outer clamping bars, an intermediate pair of aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars between said two pairs of clamping bars in spaced relation therewith and having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, said inner corrugated bar being mounted for limited longitudinal slding movement upon said inner cross bars, said outer corrugated bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said outer cross bars, a hinge joint connection between said inner and outer cross bars at one end of the device, and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping all of the opposed inner and outer clamping bars upon an interposed tress of hair while at the same time maintaining said inner and outer hair-guiding bars in opposed hair-guiding position, all of said pairs of bars being disposed transversely of the clamped device in alternating zig-zag fashion, all of the bars of said pairs of bars being transversely flat and being resilient, said corrugated clamping bars having rounded bends therein forming said corrugations.

14. In a hair waving device, in combination, two similar pairs of horizontally extending vertically spaced outwardly bowed aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars, an intermediate pair of horizontally extending aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating clamping bars between said spaced pairs of clamping bars and bowed outwardly to a less extent, said intermediate pair of clamping bars having their adjacent hair-clamping faces provided with curved interengaging complementary corrugations, with such corrugations forming an undulatory series thereof extending longitudinally along said bars, two pairs of horizontally extending aligned and opposed inner and outer cooperating hair-guiding bars respectively spaced above and below beyond said two pairs of. clamping bars and bowed outwardly to a less extent than said pair of corrugated bars, inner cross bars respectively iixedly connecting together the opposite ends of said inner-hair-guiding bars and respectively ixedly connected to the opposite ends of said inner clamping bars of said two spaced pairs thereof, outer cross bars' respectively xedly connected together the opposite ends of said outer hair-guiding bars and respectively lXedly connected to the opposite ends of said outer clamping bars of said two spaced pairs thereof, said inner corrugated bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said inner cross bars, said outer corrugated bar being mounted for limited longitudinal sliding movement upon said outer cross bars, a hinge joint connection between said inner and outer cross bars at one end of the device,

and releasable catch means at the other end of the device adapted for clamping all of the opposed inner and outer clamping bars upon an interposed tress of hair While at the same time maintaining said inner and outer hair-guiding bars in opposed hair-guiding position, all of the bars of said pairs of bars being transversely flat and being resilient, said corrugated clamping bars having rounded bends therein forming said corrugations.

CHARLES K. THAU. 

